Be sure to vote today! Polls are open until 8pm. Check out our voter guide for info on Park Board candidates! www.hiawatha4all.com/2025-candida...

Make sure you have your picks for Mayor and BET as well. @naomikritzer.bsky.social has a comprehensive candidate guide if you'd like more info.

We asked park board candidates how we should approach coexistence with wildlife such as beavers. Here are some of the answers. See all the responses here: www.hiawatha4all.com/2025/questio...

We asked park board candidates what they think about foraging at the reconstructed Hiawatha park land. Here are some of the answers. See all the responses here: www.hiawatha4all.com/2025/questio...

We asked park board candidates how they will address stray balls leaving the course along 43rd St. Here are some of the answers. See all the responses here: www.hiawatha4all.com/2025/questio...

We asked park board candidates about honoring Black golf at Hiawatha. Here are some of the answers. See all the responses here: www.hiawatha4all.com/2025/questio...

We asked park board candidates about honoring Dakota history. Here are some of the answers. See all the responses here: www.hiawatha4all.com/2025/questio...

We asked the candidates if they support the ecological 9-hole plan for Lake Hiawatha, as well as other topics related to the area. Pleased to have responses from 16 of the 21 candidates running this year! See their full responses here: www.hiawatha4all.com/2025-candida...

One more day to add feedback on the Hiawatha area concepts! Think the new park should have a reserve for harvesting berries or sweetgrass? Submit a comment!

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The winter recreation options for all three look pretty good. The new ski trails are longer and more interesting than the current offering. Concept C has somewhat limited winter walking options, but the other two are solid. You can see these maps in the interactive map (sorry about potato quality).

Concept B proposes to split the parkway into one-way travel lanes separated by a large median, much like the section just east of the lake. The road crossings would be at grade, but safer and with a refuge in the middle.

Concept A proposes a grade-separated underpass along the creek. This would likely look much like the new crossing at 28th Ave on the other side of the lake.

All three concepts have small parks and other recreation integrated with the golf course, but Concept C also sets aside a large area for a community park in the southwest corner.

Concept C spreads the golf course across more of the area, increasing the likelihood of conflict between golfers and other park users (like creek users, who sometimes experience rude behavior from golfers in the current configuration).

Lake expansion is another. Concept B proposes a return to the historical shape of Bde Psíŋ (Rice Lake), before it was dredged. Potentially exciting, but we think the impact on the current delta habitat needs more study.

A big one is berm removal. Concept A keeps most of the berm in place, keeping the shoreline mostly as-is. Concepts B & C remove most of the berm, creating more space for natural lake edge habitat and connected wetlands. More disruptive short-term, but might create more quality habitat long-term.

MPRB has three concept plans for the Hiawatha area redesign, and you should look at them! Feedback you provide now will shape the final design.

Comment on the interactive map and/or by completing the survey.

Map: www.arcgis.com/apps/instant...

Survey: www.surveymonkey.com/r/Hiawatha-L...